Steve Geoffrion
Biographic Data
| ID | 4438201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steve Geoffrion |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steve |
| FAMILY NAME | Geoffrion |
| SIGNATURE | GEOFFRION S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6514-2980 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Early Adulthood and Care Giving Professions in the 21st Century
Globally, health care is presently characterized by profound recruitment/retention difficulties. Its systems are currently experiencing an unprecedented workforce crisis marked by high attrition rates and mental health challenges from recruitment onward. This is especially urgent in professions that risk burnout, such as those that expose workers to secondary trauma and require societally undervalued compassionate labor skills (eg, empathy, metic…
The Association of Cortisol and Testosterone Interaction With Inpatient Violence
Psychiatric inpatient aggression is a concern as it poses a threat to safety of both patients and staff. While psychosocial and behavioral approaches are often put forward, the role of biological factors remains underexplored in a clinical context such as psychiatric hospitals. The dual‐hormone hypothesis (DHH) posits that low levels of cortisol combined with high levels of testosterone promote status‐seeking behaviors with some differences betwe…
Do Worry, Be Happy
Polarized representations of empathy in child-protection lose sight of its benefits and conceal its pitfalls. Being concerned for clients may not only be a protective factor against compassion fatigue - it could be at the heart of CPWs' compassion satisfaction. Conversely, self-directed reactions to distress may be the root of the harmful consequences empathy is questioned for. Our nuanced approach clarifies what future interventions should targe…
Longitudinal assessment and determinants of short-term and longer-term psychological distress in a sample of healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada
Results tend to provide a more complex and resiliency-oriented representation of psychological distress compared to previous cross-sectional studies, but are in line with stress response studies. Findings allow us to better describe the profiles of distress response in STD and LTD groups. Participants that manifest short term distress experience acute stress reaction in which the interplay between personal, family and professional life events is …
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Acute Stress Disorder
Studies investigating rates of acute stress disorder following exposure to a traumatic event report widely varying results, even when examining the same types of traumatic events. The first purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to describe rates of acute stress disorder following five different types of traumatic events. The second goal was to assess the methodological and trauma-related factors influencing these rates. Between …
The Association of Childhood Maltreatment, Sex, and Hair Cortisol Concentrations With Trajectories of Depressive and Anxious Symptoms Among Adult Psychiatric Inpatients
OBJECTIVE: Depression and anxiety symptoms are commonly observed among clinical populations, especially among women and maltreated individuals. Few investigations have, however, assessed the existence of distinct symptoms trajectories among clinical populations and how these relate to childhood maltreatment, sex differences, and stress physiology indexed by hair cortisol concentrations (HCCs). The current study a) identified distinct depression a…
The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Residential Treatment Care for Youth
Children placed in residential treatment centers (RTCs) typically present challenging behavior including aggression. In this context, restraint and seclusion (R&S) are seen as “last resort” strategies for educators to manage youth aggression. The use of R&S is controversial, as they can lead to psychological and physical consequences for both the client and the care provider and have yet to be empirically validated as therapeutic. The objectives …
Adherence to Psychological First Aid after Exposure to a Traumatic Event at Work among EMS Workers
Managing post-traumatic stress reactions in the first few days after exposure to a potentially traumatic event in the course of one's work remains a challenge for first responder organizations such as Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed approach to reducing initial distress and promoting short- and long-term coping strategies among staff in the aftermath of exposure. PFA provided by peer helpers…
Investigating the cyclical hypothesis of client aggression as a ‘loss spiral’
Working in a stressful environment, child protection workers (CPWs) are often victims of psychological and physical acts of aggression perpetrated by their clients. This can be emotionally distressing for CPWs. Previous authors have suggested that this distress could place CPWs at greater risk for subsequent victimisation if they become emotionally unavailable to their clients. This study sought to investigate whether the distress experienced aft…
Supervisor support and emotional labor in the context of client aggression
Acute and chronic stress among workers in residential treatment centers for youth
The influence of residential workers social climate on the use of restraint and seclusion
Rethinking Compassion Fatigue Through the Lens of Professional Identity
Compassion fatigue is currently the dominant model in work-related stress studies that explain the consequences of caring for others on child-protection workers. Based on a deterministic approach, this model excludes the role of cognition a priori and a posteriori in the understanding of the impact of caregiving or providing social support. By integrating the notion of professional identity, this article adds a subjective perspective to the compa…
Quand la réadaptation blesse ? Éducateurs victimes de violence
Cette étude vise à comprendre le phénomène de la violence physique vécue par les éducateurs oeuvrant dans dix Centres Jeunesse (CJ) du Québec. Pour ce faire, un sondage de victimisation a été administré à 586 éducateurs en internat. En premier lieu, la prévalence de cette problématique sera établie. Par la suite, les facteurs individuels et environnementaux prédisposant aux agressions physiques seront identifiés. Des éducateurs sondés, 53,9 % rap…
Quand la réadaptation blesse ? Éducateurs victimes de violence
Cette étude vise à comprendre le phénomène de la violence physique vécue par les éducateurs oeuvrant dans dix Centres Jeunesse (CJ) du Québec. Pour ce faire, un sondage de victimisation a été administré à 586 éducateurs en internat. En premier lieu, la prévalence de cette problématique sera établie. Par la suite, les facteurs individuels et environnementaux prédisposant aux agressions physiques seront identifiés. Des éducateurs sondés, 53,9 % rap…
Investigating the cyclical hypothesis of client aggression as a ‘loss spiral’
Working in a stressful environment, child protection workers (CPWs) are often victims of psychological and physical acts of aggression perpetrated by their clients. This can be emotionally distressing for CPWs. Previous authors have suggested that this distress could place CPWs at greater risk for subsequent victimisation if they become emotionally unavailable to their clients. This study sought to investigate whether the distress experienced aft…
The influence of residential workers social climate on the use of restraint and seclusion
Quand la réadaptation blesse ? Éducateurs victimes de violence
Cette étude vise à comprendre le phénomène de la violence physique vécue par les éducateurs oeuvrant dans dix Centres Jeunesse (CJ) du Québec. Pour ce faire, un sondage de victimisation a été administré à 586 éducateurs en internat. En premier lieu, la prévalence de cette problématique sera établie. Par la suite, les facteurs individuels et environnementaux prédisposant aux agressions physiques seront identifiés. Des éducateurs sondés, 53,9 % rap…
Rethinking Compassion Fatigue Through the Lens of Professional Identity
Compassion fatigue is currently the dominant model in work-related stress studies that explain the consequences of caring for others on child-protection workers. Based on a deterministic approach, this model excludes the role of cognition a priori and a posteriori in the understanding of the impact of caregiving or providing social support. By integrating the notion of professional identity, this article adds a subjective perspective to the compa…
Acute and chronic stress among workers in residential treatment centers for youth
The influence of residential workers social climate on the use of restraint and seclusion
The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Residential Treatment Care for Youth
Children placed in residential treatment centers (RTCs) typically present challenging behavior including aggression. In this context, restraint and seclusion (R&S) are seen as “last resort” strategies for educators to manage youth aggression. The use of R&S is controversial, as they can lead to psychological and physical consequences for both the client and the care provider and have yet to be empirically validated as therapeutic. The objectives …
Adherence to Psychological First Aid after Exposure to a Traumatic Event at Work among EMS Workers
Managing post-traumatic stress reactions in the first few days after exposure to a potentially traumatic event in the course of one's work remains a challenge for first responder organizations such as Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed approach to reducing initial distress and promoting short- and long-term coping strategies among staff in the aftermath of exposure. PFA provided by peer helpers…
Investigating the cyclical hypothesis of client aggression as a ‘loss spiral’
Working in a stressful environment, child protection workers (CPWs) are often victims of psychological and physical acts of aggression perpetrated by their clients. This can be emotionally distressing for CPWs. Previous authors have suggested that this distress could place CPWs at greater risk for subsequent victimisation if they become emotionally unavailable to their clients. This study sought to investigate whether the distress experienced aft…
Supervisor support and emotional labor in the context of client aggression
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Acute Stress Disorder
Studies investigating rates of acute stress disorder following exposure to a traumatic event report widely varying results, even when examining the same types of traumatic events. The first purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to describe rates of acute stress disorder following five different types of traumatic events. The second goal was to assess the methodological and trauma-related factors influencing these rates. Between …
The Association of Childhood Maltreatment, Sex, and Hair Cortisol Concentrations With Trajectories of Depressive and Anxious Symptoms Among Adult Psychiatric Inpatients
OBJECTIVE: Depression and anxiety symptoms are commonly observed among clinical populations, especially among women and maltreated individuals. Few investigations have, however, assessed the existence of distinct symptoms trajectories among clinical populations and how these relate to childhood maltreatment, sex differences, and stress physiology indexed by hair cortisol concentrations (HCCs). The current study a) identified distinct depression a…
Longitudinal assessment and determinants of short-term and longer-term psychological distress in a sample of healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada
Results tend to provide a more complex and resiliency-oriented representation of psychological distress compared to previous cross-sectional studies, but are in line with stress response studies. Findings allow us to better describe the profiles of distress response in STD and LTD groups. Participants that manifest short term distress experience acute stress reaction in which the interplay between personal, family and professional life events is …
Early Adulthood and Care Giving Professions in the 21st Century
Globally, health care is presently characterized by profound recruitment/retention difficulties. Its systems are currently experiencing an unprecedented workforce crisis marked by high attrition rates and mental health challenges from recruitment onward. This is especially urgent in professions that risk burnout, such as those that expose workers to secondary trauma and require societally undervalued compassionate labor skills (eg, empathy, metic…
The Association of Cortisol and Testosterone Interaction With Inpatient Violence
Psychiatric inpatient aggression is a concern as it poses a threat to safety of both patients and staff. While psychosocial and behavioral approaches are often put forward, the role of biological factors remains underexplored in a clinical context such as psychiatric hospitals. The dual‐hormone hypothesis (DHH) posits that low levels of cortisol combined with high levels of testosterone promote status‐seeking behaviors with some differences betwe…
Do Worry, Be Happy
Polarized representations of empathy in child-protection lose sight of its benefits and conceal its pitfalls. Being concerned for clients may not only be a protective factor against compassion fatigue - it could be at the heart of CPWs' compassion satisfaction. Conversely, self-directed reactions to distress may be the root of the harmful consequences empathy is questioned for. Our nuanced approach clarifies what future interventions should targe…
Psychology (10 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Distress (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Aggression (3 works)